Focus on Anatomy (Week 19)

This week's focus was on the anatomy.

For my drawings, I decided to alternate between red and blue pencil, this was to help me gain confidence with my lines and make the pencil have less smudge properties compared to normal graphite.

This exercise has helped me develop my understanding of anatomy because I measured each piece using the Andrew Loomis method of measurement.

I think the strongest piece was the red sitting pose piece, I choose this one specifically because the first 2 drawings seemed to be 'practice' sketches rather than fully realised pieces - so as I progressed, the pieces' quality increased.

I used the side of the pencils to define the shape of important parts of the body as well as including shadows, which in turn makes for a relatively convincing final outcome.

If I were to improve on anything, I would probably try and pick up on the lighting scenario a bit more, making my shading a bit more obvious, as lighting could also help to identify structure.